Learn history, technique and choreography with Mandala principal artist, Misha Talapatra, in this Odissi workshop for all dance experiences.

Learn the stories, rhythms and movement of South Asian mythology through dance! This creative movement class explores space by creating animals, heroes and demons with our hands, bodies, footwork. Students begin their journey into classical Indian dance by learning technique and vocabulary from Bharatanatyam, ultimately building complex movement sequences (adavus). This class runs from January...

Mandala Academy's Beginner class introduces young learners to the world of classical Indian dance. Students explore form, movement sequences (adavus), melody and rhythm. Students also become familiar with South Asian folk tales and mythology, and create characters through gesture and physicality. This class runs from January 5th through May 10th. All students are invited to...